The North Carolina Area Health Education Centers Program (NC AHEC) is seeking proposals to establish up to 5 rural interprofessional clinical training sites.
Funding to Support Team Based Teaching Sites in Rural North Carolina
Jan 12, 2024 8:30:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in Primary Care, training, students, rural health, workforce, Pediatrics, internal medicine
Application Deadline Extended for CMS Making Care Primary Model
Nov 29, 2023 4:00:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in Primary Care, rural health, practice management, CMS
In a previous Practice Support blog post, we highlighted basic information and eligibility criteria for the Making Care Primary Model. In response to stakeholder feedback, CMS extended the application deadline by two weeks; the new deadline is Thursday, December 14 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
Applications Open for CMS Making Care Primary Model
Sep 13, 2023 1:30:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in Primary Care, rural health, practice management, CMS
In a Practice Support blog post last month, we highlighted basic information and eligibility criteria for the Making Care Primary Model. The application deadline is approaching (November 30th), so we encourage you to learn more as you consider whether or not to consider participating.
Ethical Challenges in Small Community Practice
Apr 25, 2023 9:24:00 AM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in Community, rural health, practice management
Join us on June 2, 2023 / 8:30 am–12:45 pm at Hawthorne Inn / Winston-Salem, NC
Practice Support Team Provides Valuable Resource for Newton Family Physicians - Managing Difficult Patient Situations
Mar 22, 2023 2:15:00 PM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in rural health, practice support, practice management
One of Northwest AHEC's practices in located in Catawba County recently received a training from Practice Support staff on Managing Difficult Patient Situations. Practice Administrator for Newton Family Physicians P.A., Melissa White, commended our staff and services "NWAHEC is a valuable resource for us and recently assisted us in some valuable training for my staff."
2023 Physician Fee Schedule Update: On-Demand Webinar Now Available
Dec 28, 2022 1:00:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in COVID-19, telehealth, behavioral health, rural health, practice management
Please join us in celebration of rural health nursing!
Sep 22, 2022 7:30:00 AM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in Nursing, rural health
The 5th Annual NC AHEC Statewide Celebration of Rural Health Nursing Conference will take place via Live Webinar on November 4th.
Register to Attend: COVID-19 Vaccine Webinar for Rural Communities
Nov 10, 2021 9:07:07 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in COVID-19, rural health
Grace Clinic of Yadkin Valley Prevents Chronic Disease Through Hepatitis C Screening Program
Nov 3, 2021 1:36:49 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in Primary Care, rural health, Free and Charitable Clinics, Hepatitis C, Preventive Care
Northwest AHEC Practice Support would like to celebrate great work going on in its seventeen-county region. Grace Clinic of Yadkin Valley in Elkin, NC was one of six Free and Charitable Clinics nationally that received funding from grantee: Becton, Dickenson and Company (NYSE:BDX) to provide multi-year diagnostic testing. This initiative which began in 2017 is called Point of Care, Enhancing Clinical Effectiveness (PoCECE) program. The PoCECE program provides a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) waived point-of-care test system consisting of instruments, reagents and quality control to perform the following tests: Cholesterol, LDL, HDL, Triglycerides, Macroscopic Urinalysis, Microalbumin, INR, Hemoglobin A1c, Strep A, HIV, Rapid Hepatitis C, Pregnancy, Flu A & B, and RSV. The grants also include technical support consisting of standard operating procedures, equipment setup and configuration, competency training and documentation.1
COVID-19: Provider Relief Funding Opportunity
Sep 22, 2021 9:15:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in COVID-19, Primary Care, rural health
On September 29, HRSA announced a new funding opportunity for health care providers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding will include $8.5 billion in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding for providers who serve rural Medicaid, CHIP, or Medicare patients, and an additional $17 billion for Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4. To expedite the funding process, providers will apply for both programs in a single application and HRSA will use existing Medicaid, CHIP and Medicare claims data in calculating payments.